Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.66.35
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDvārakā’s Residents Are Struck With Fear
“Seeing the approacḥ of the fiery demon created by the abhicāra ritual, the residents of Dvārakā were all struck with fear, like animals terrified by a forest fire.”
What the purport teaches
- The residents of Dvārakā saw the fiery demon approaching. He had been created by the abhicāra ritual.
- All the residents were struck with fear at the sight.
- Their terror is compared to that of animals caught in a forest fire. The comparison makes their distress vivid.
Try this today
Read the comparison slowly and take a moment to acknowledge the residents’ distress without dismissing it.
Ask yourself
How does the forest-fire comparison help me understand the residents’ fear?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.